Coin holder



3 1930- R. N DOBLE 1,757,008

COIN HOLDER Filed July 21 1926 Patented May 6 1930 I UNITED STATES RALPHN. DOBLE, or BAYSlDE, NEW YORK com Harman Application filed July 21,1926. seriarnef aaetsi 1 i i This invention relates toia coin holder'orcoin container.

The object of the invention is to provide a coin holder or container ofnovel, simple,

rugged and durable construction capable of r V holding a predeterminednumber of stacked coins and retaining them in stacked relation whilepermitting the coins to be visible.

A further object of the invention is to pro,-

vide a wire coin holder of a novel construction which may beeconomically manufactured, in which the coins are easily assembled, andwhich in addition may be used for all of the purposes for which papercoin wrappers are at present used. a

With this object in view, and such others as may hereinafter appear, theinvention consists in the coin holder and in the structures,arrangements and combinations of parts illustrated' herein andhereinafter described.

In the drawingillustrating the preferred embodiment of theinvention,Figural is a perspective view of the coin holder holding a. stack ofcoins; Fig.2 is a perspective view of the blank from which the bodyportion of the coin holder is formed; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectiontakenon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig.

4 is a bottom plan view of thecoin holder shownin Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is aperspective view showing a modified form of coin holder holding a stackof coins; Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the coin holder shown in Fig.5 {and Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 6. 1 V p Thepreferred form ofcoinholder is formed from a single piece of relativelystiff wire whioh'is formed into an elongated rectangular loop such asshown at 10 in Fig. 2. The ends of the wireare bent inwardly at rightangles as indicated at 12 and are retained in position by means of abottom plate 14 whose opposite ends are bent about the central portionsof the longersides of the loop in the manner illustrated. The loop 10and bottom plate 14 when assembled in the form shown in Fig. 2constitute a fiat, co mpact unit or blank which is adapted to beeconomically packed and shipped.

In Fig. 1 the blank above described is shown when bent into shape toform the imbottomjplate 14to form four parallellposts means of aloop-'82 totl e; a f- 2 cbmiebting 65 proved coin holder witlr afstackof coins-re: v tained therein. Informing the coinholder, theloop'lO isbent adjacent'theedges of the 16' "}18, 20. and 22 whicli'embrace' at:intervals of 90* the edges of the coins 24? which are stacked onthebotltom plate:1,4. In order to retain the coins'inthe holder;the-posts 1,65 18',

20 and 2'2a re bent inwardly near'their upper ends across the ipperlcoinof the stackyand a locking plate 26 is bent about the 1 shorter arms2 8and3Q-"of the loo'p '10 to lockthe hold er securely about-thestackjofcoins. The locking platesi26fis preferably secured by the postsz2U-and-22- andremovably secured by means ofa loop-34'itoithearm 3O connectingi the posts'16'and18.- This "construction al-v lowstheposts 1"6 an'd 18''t'ofbe sprung'inwa'rdlfyso as to allowv thearrn -30ito*be-- snappedinto or out offthe loop34 to'lockaa stack of coins in the-liQl'rlerIOorto-perhiitastack to be removed frem the holder; V

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7. an alternative ands'ome what" similar "form of'lcoin: holder is *illustrated. This holder is formed from two pieces ofstill wire 40 and42the central portions of which are preferably securedtogether across the top of a stack of coins 44 in the manner illustratedinxFig. 5, in which a hook 46 formed in the wire 40 engages a loop 48 inthe wire 42. "The wires 40 and 42' are bent, in themanner illustrated,to form four posts 50, 52. 54 and 56 which embrace at intervals of 90theedgesof the stack of coins.

In order to lock the coins in the holder a bottom plate 58' is providedin which is formed an annular recess 60 of semi-circular cross-section.Four circular openings 62 'arel'qo. formed'inithe outer portion of thewall of vthe recessGO at intervals of andthe lower portions 64 of theposts 50, 52, 54 and- 56 are bent radially inwardly at right angles 7 iand their ends .66inserted into these open ings to lock the holder aboutthe stack of coins. These ends'66 of the wires are curved 1to fittheinside ofthe recess 60, as shown in r Fig.- 7, and when the four ends66 of the wires are pushed through the openings 62 I00 they snap intothe position shown and lock the holder firmly about the stack of coins;

While it is'prejfe'rred to embody the invention in theforms illustratedand described, it is to be understood that the invention may be embodiedin other forms within the scope of the following claims; v I

Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed is i 1. A blank fora coinholder, comprising a single piece of wire bent to form anelongated rectangle, the ends of said wire meet ing substantially midway ofone of the longer sides of said rectangle, and a plate bent to join theopposite long sides 'offthe rectangle and also secure the meeting endsof the wire in juxtaposition. an- I -QsAcoin holder for a stack otcoinscomprising a single piece of wire bentto kform '20 two frames ofsubstantially U-shape spaced apart and arranged in substantiallyparallel planes, each frame having a bottommember and two side members,the upper portions of v theside members of said frames extendingacrossthe top of the stack-of coins in a direction at substantiallyrightangles to the plane of the frames, a plate permanentlycom nectingthe bottom members of said frames V and: alocking plate pivotallyattached. to one c r of said upper portions, having loop adapted toreleasablyengagethe upper portion ofthe opposite frame to secure thecoin stackinsaidholder. I p v V blank for a coin holder, comprising a '3singlepiece of Wire bent to. form an elongated rectangle, andfa platebent to join the opposite long sidesofthe rectangle and positionedsubstantiallyKmidway of the longer sides thereof. V 40 A In testimonywhereof I have signed my.

name tothis specification. y v RALPH.N. D OBLE.

